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Lamb vs. Brie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lamb and brie different?

  • Lamb is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, iron, and choline, while brie is higher in vitamin B2 and calcium.
  • Brie covers your daily need for saturated fat, 43% more than lamb.
  • Lamb contains 18 times more vitamin B3 than brie. Lamb contains 6.66mg of vitamin B3, while brie contains 0.38mg.
  • Lamb is lower in saturated fat.

Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked and Cheese, brie types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Lamb
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 5.1% 27% 71% 40% 122% 81% 9.4% 2.9% 144%
Brie
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 55% 13% 19% 6.3% 65% 81% 82% 4.4% 79%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +15%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +103.9%
Contains more IronIron +276%
Contains more CopperCopper +526.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +87.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +82.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +982.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +54.5%
~equal in Phosphorus ~188mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Lamb
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 2.8% 1.5% 25% 58% 125% 40% 30% 319% 12% 14% 51%
Brie
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 58% 4.8% 7.5% 18% 120% 7.1% 41% 54% 206% 5.8% 49% 8.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1652.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +54.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +100%
Contains more CholineCholine +508.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +71.4%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +108%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +80.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +261.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.69mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lamb Brie DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 6.66mg 0.38mg 39%
Saturated fat 8.83g 17.41g 39%
Vitamin B12 2.55µg 1.65µg 38%
Sodium 72mg 629mg 24%
Selenium 26.4µg 14.5µg 22%
Vitamin B2 0.25mg 0.52mg 21%
Zinc 4.46mg 2.38mg 19%
Vitamin A 0µg 174µg 19%
Iron 1.88mg 0.5mg 17%
Calcium 17mg 184mg 17%
Choline 93.7mg 15.4mg 14%
Folate 18µg 65µg 12%
Copper 0.119mg 0.019mg 11%
Fats 20.94g 27.68g 10%
Protein 24.52g 20.75g 8%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.235mg 8%
Potassium 310mg 152mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.51g 0.826g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.1mg 0.07mg 3%
Vitamin K 4.6µg 2.3µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 8.82g 8.013g 2%
Calories 294kcal 334kcal 2%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0.5µg 2%
Vitamin D 2IU 20IU 2%
Manganese 0.022mg 0.034mg 1%
Cholesterol 97mg 100mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.66mg 0.69mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.14mg 0.24mg 1%
Magnesium 23mg 20mg 1%
Carbs 0g 0.45g 0%
Net carbs 0g 0.45g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.45g N/A
Phosphorus 188mg 188mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.287mg 0.322mg 0%
Threonine 1.05mg 0.751mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.183mg 1.015mg 0%
Leucine 1.908mg 1.929mg 0%
Lysine 2.166mg 1.851mg 0%
Methionine 0.629mg 0.592mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.998mg 1.158mg 0%
Valine 1.323mg 1.34mg 0%
Histidine 0.777mg 0.716mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lamb
2
25% 21% 54%
Protein: 24.52 g
Fats: 20.94 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 53.72 g
Other: 0.82 g
Brie
3
21% 28% 48% 3%
Protein: 20.75 g
Fats: 27.68 g
Carbs: 0.45 g
Water: 48.42 g
Other: 2.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +18.2%
Contains more FatsFats +32.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +229.3%
~equal in Water ~48.42g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lamb
3
46% 46% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.83 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.82 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.51 g
Brie
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66% 31% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 17.41 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.826 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -49.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +82.8%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~8.013g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Lamb - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172480/nutrients
  2. Brie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172177/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.